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Issue 350 July 2014 Reaching over 2500 people every month Grand Day Out ! GOING P10 CONTINENTAL TWINNING VISIT REPORT MAGIC BUS P7 NEW FREE BUS TO GO SHOPPING IN OUNDLE ACES HIGH P9 FREE AEROBATICS SHOW Don’t miss our fantastic family fun day on the Sports Field this month! Advert on 22 SCAN 350 July 2014 SCAN is published by The Stilton Community Association. All articles, original artwork and the SCAN name & logo are copyright. All trade marks recognised. Views of contributors are not necessarily endorsed by The Stilton Community Association. Reprints available from the Editor on request. Editor: Advertising: Production: Distribution: Olive Main 241206 Christine Kime 243336 Kelvin Davis 244140 Hazel James Advertising Rates: Monthly Annual Full page: £30 £330 19 x 12.7 cm Half page: £15 £165 9 x 12.7 cm landscape - 19 x 6 cm portrait 1/3 page: £10 £110 6 x 12.7 cm landscape - 12.5 x 6 cm portrait 1/6 page: £5 £55 6 x 6 cm All advertising copy or instructions to the Advertising Manager by 10th of month prior to publication. Payment in advance to Stilton Community Association - NO PAY, NO DISPLAY! Advertisement orders MUST be accompanied by the advertiser’s name, address and telephone number. You can use the order form on www.stilton.org All other copy to the Editor, 8 Caldecote Road, Stilton Printed by: by 14th of month prior to publication. Digital material in a neutral PC format please. email: [email protected] Index to Advertisers Category Service Page GREY BIN DAYS: Retail Watch & Clock 33 th st Charity 34 Monday 7 , 21 July, Pharmacy 4 th Health & Yoga 35 4 August Fitness Chiropodist 47 Dental 44 Nutrition 40 Slimming 39 GARDEN BIN Pilates 40 Financial Insurance 45 Accountancy / Payroll 46, 48 RECYCLING DAYS: Animals Vet, pet care 44, 47 th th Personal Hair & Beauty 36, 47 Monday 14 , 28 July, Care services 2 th Home help 39 11 August Trades Building services 36, 42, 43, 45, 47 Conservatories 43 For latest information on Heating / Plumbing 45, 48 refuse collections, go to Electrical / TV 33, 35 Computer services 33 www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/bins Garden services 37, 39 Recycling 33, 38 Removals 42 NOW RECYCLING BOTTLES Cleaning Services 29, 34, 41 Travel Community bus 36 Professional Architect / Civils 37 Funeral services 36 Childcare Pre-school 5, 37, 42 2 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 350 July 2014 The Parish Pump Local News Parish Council News VANDALISM AND NUISANCE AGAIN Street Lighting 101st Tour de France THE GRAND DEPART Project The world's most exciting cycle race starts The work to renew Stilton's street lights has in Yorkshire on Saturday July 5 and leaves now mostly been completed; ironically it is that county on Sunday July 6 at the end of the light outside the Editor's house that is stage 2. still not working! Because Stilton Parish Council insisted on refurbishment, not Next day, Monday July 7. Stage 3 is from replacement, of the lights in the Conservation Cambridge to London. Sadly, our part of Area, the columns will remain and the heads Cambridgeshire will not see the peleton, but will be replaced. the vast entourage that accompanies the riders will pass through the area on its However, there are serious complaints about journey from Yorkshire to Cambridge, where how the work was carried out from a safety the route starts on Parker's Piece at about angle and the lengthy disruption of the 12:15pm. footpaths which the Parish Council will pursue. Advice from Cambridgeshire Constabulary suggests that most of the traffic will travel overnight and should not cause congestion Stilton-Oundle on the A1(M) but the A14 is best avoided all day. No road closures are planned in the Bus Service area but there may be lane closures on the Elsewhere in SCAN you will find the A14. Of course, there will be extensive road timetable for a new bus service that will run closures and diversions in the Cambridge from Holme to Oundle Co-operative Food area. free of charge every Thursday throughout the year. In Stilton the bus will use the All information can be found on regular bus stops but will stop if you hail it. Cambridgeshire City Council's website Passengers will be dropped off at the Co-op where all the events connected with the Tour and then will have 1½ hours in Oundle. de France are announced. Cambridge's Big Oundle is a pleasant place to visit; it has Weekend promises to be more than the elite many local shops and services such as banks, riders, with three days of exciting events. N&P Building Society, Boots, a very good shoe shop, excellent bookshop and plenty of cafes and pubs. The Thursday market is also recommended. Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! 3 SCAN 350 July 2014 Local Music Recitals SOMETHING FOR ALL YOU CULTURE VULTURES! Village Easy Sunday Music St MARY’S & ALL SAINTS’ Organ Recitals CHURCH, FOTHERINGHAY ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, 3:00 - 4:00pm ELTON Admission FREE Sunday 20 July - 3:00pm Sunday 27 July Programme tbc Joe Conway & Nina Bunting-Mitcham Tickets: £5 piano & soprano, classical music Saturday 16 August - 7:30pm Sunday 3 August Music by Mathias, Bach… Schubert String Quartet classical music Tickets: £10 includes first drink and nibbles Sunday 31 August Jill Crosland - Concert Pianist classical music Sunday 21 September Oundle School Strings Sparkling classical music Sunday 28 September Oundle School Brass Yaxley Flower Club 19th June Practical Evening 17th July Heather Shaw Demonstration Round the World in 90 minutes 18th Sept Penny Vincent 16th Oct Joint Evening with Peterborough Demonstration Take Six and Werrington clubs 20th Nov Shirley Henderson Dec tba Charity Evening Demonstration ‘Tis the Season 15th Jan Jim Green 19th Feb Dora Mack Demonstration from Farcet Nurseries A New Year Begins 19th Mar AGM Contact: Helen Burton (01733) 242198 or Lesley Young (01733) 240265 Meetings are held at 7:30pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month (excl. Aug & Dec) at the Yaxley British Legion, Broadway, Yaxley. 4 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 350 July 2014 Peterborough Foodbank Church Street, Stilton The box in Stilton Church has collected nearly 100kg of food this year so far. Please Our pre-school offers fun-play and continue to donate as the need is still rising. learning for under 5's, with close links At this time, supplies of long-life milk and to Stilton Primary School. juice, tinned meats and puddings/desserts are most needed. We welcome children from 2 years 6 months to our afternoon sessions. Volunteers are also needed to give two hours of their time at supermarket collections. 12:30pm to 3:30pm Further details from Olive Main (01733 Monday to Thursday 241206) From September (in the year before they start School) our children move St Mary Magdalene, Stilton to morning sessions where we slowly introduce more structure in preparation for school life. In the Coffee Morning Summer Term our Rising 5's programme includes weekly visits to Sat 26th July Stilton Primary School. 8:45am to 11:45am 10:30am - 12noon Monday to Friday Church Meeting Room Nursery vouchers welcome For further information, call Leslie Kirk Tel: (01733) 247682 [email protected] Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! 5 SCAN 350 July 2014 Gardening in July Norman Cross Stilton Gardening Club does not meet in the BICENTENARY summer months, but will be back in CELEBRATIONS September. This allows us time to sit outside In April 1814 Napoleon abdicated and was and enjoy our gardens. sent to exile on the island of Elba. Seemingly, However, all gardeners know that there are the wars with France, which had lasted 21 still many jobs to do; most importantly: years, were now over. On May 30 1814 the Treaty of Paris was signed which allowed Watering for the release of all prisoners of war. Tubs and new plants need watering well. At that time more than 4600 men were Dead heading imprisoned at Norman Cross and at once detachments of prisoners were marched out This ensures continuous and lengthy on their way to freedom. One hundred years flowering of both some perennials and all later L'Entente Cordial Society erected a annual bedding plants. splendid column, topped by an eagle as a Summer feeding the lawn memorial to those who had died in captivity. - especially if it wasn't fed in spring. Use a In 1990 the column was pulled down and soluble weed & feed product. the eagle stolen. Almost immediately, a local Weeding committee was formed and an appeal launched to restore the monument. As part Most weeds are best attacked in the summer of the A1(M) works the column was when they are growing strongly. Large areas relocated to a site overlooking the camp and may need weed killer, but if possible, dig in 2005 the Duke of Wellington unveiled a them out. new eagle. Watch for pests and diseases and treat. Good In 2008 the Friends of Norman Cross were advice can be found on the RHS website. formed and now invite all local residents to mark the bicentenary and centenary on Sunday 27 July at 2pm at the eagle monument, at a service conducted by Rev Richard Longfoot. 6 Be sure to tell our advertisers you found them in SCAN! SCAN 350 July 2014 Free Shopping Bus TRY A FOOD SHOP IN OUNDLE FOR A CHANGE Readers who fancy a change from food The bus arrives in Oundle for 10:45 and shopping at Tesco or Nisa may welcome departs at 12:15pm.